Forest Atlas Gives a Fair Picture of Locations of Forest Resources with Respect to Forest Types at Forest Division, Circle, Zonal and Punjab Levels with Areas
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ATLAS FOREST TYPES OF GUJRANWALA CIRCLE 2014 GIS LAB: DEVELOPMENT & WORKING PLAN CIRCLE PUNJAB FOREST DEPARTMENT LAHORE PREFACE The total area of Punjab is 50.95 million acres. The recorded forests area is 1.66 million acres (excluding Linear Plantations). Which constitutes 3.26 % of the geographic area of the Punjab. Major forest types occurring in the province are Irrigated Plantation, Riverain Forest, Scrub Forest, Range Lands and Coniferous Forest. Irrigated Plantations comprises 25.6%, Riverain Forests 10.6%, Scrub Forest 40.7%, Range lands 12.2%,Desert 2.3%, Coniferous forests 6.8% and Mix Forest (Coniferous/Scrub) 1.8% of total forest area of Punjab. The preparation of Forest catalogue of Punjab Forest Department has been carried out for the first time since the creation of Pakistan. The information provided in this Forest Atlas gives a fair picture of locations of Forest resources with respect to Forest Types at Forest Division, Circle, Zonal and Punjab levels with areas. The locations of forests are marked based on the data/maps provided by field formations. For achieving more accuracy and exact location of each forest there is a need of taking exact coordinates and field truthing which is a time consuming process but it will be carried out in future. In this regard training has already been imparted to the field formations. The information may not be wholesome but I do believe that it will certainly provide good deal of reliable and vital information to those making endeavors in planning, policy making, better management and related research activities pertaining to the Department. The Forest Atlas provides a foundation to future build up the existing data bank for which a continuous exercise shall have to be undertaken hereafter. I express my sincere gratitude to the Administrative Department particularly to Capt ® Javed Akbar, Secretary Government of the Punjab, Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department,Shahid Rashid Awan, Deputy Secretary (Planning), Muhammad Irshad, Chief Conservator of Forest, PM&E, Lahore for their guidance. I owe special thanks to Muhammad Abdul Basit, Conservator of Forest, Mr. Firoz-ud-Din Ahmad, DFO-II and Muhammad Bashir, RFO Development & Working Plan, Lahore and Mr. Muhammad Faisal Massod , GIS Manager who throughout the preparation of this Catalogue rendered useful inputs. I gratefully acknowledge the services of GIS Lab staff Mr.Ikram Yousaf, Amir Shehzad, Drafts Man, Mr.Waqas Mahmood, Computer Operator for data processing and Catalogue Designing. The services rendered devotedly and selflessly by the field formations is highly appreciated. I also appreciate the services of Mr. Salman Naib Qasid who worked day and night with the team. A beginning has been made. We welcome comments, suggestion and correction for improving format and contents. Mehwish Arif Data Analyst FOREST ATLAS FOREST TYPES OF GUJRANWALA CIRCLE INDEX Particulars Pg. No Forest Types Map of Gujranwala Forest Circle 1 Forest Types Map of Gujranwala Forest Division 2 Forest Types Map of Sialkot Forest Division 4 Forest Types Map of Gujrat Forest Division 12 ! FORESTFAISALABD TYPES MAP OF FOREST GUJRANWALA FORESTCIRCLE CIRCLE Page 1 Map Locator ± Rawalpindi JAMMU & KASHMIR 05 10 20 30 40 Kilometers Legend Irrigated Plantations Chakwal ! (8444.40) Ac ! ! ! ! Jhelum + Riverain Forests (44581.61) Ac ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! Gujrat ! ! Administrative District Boundary ! !!!!!! !! !!! !!!!! ! ! !!! ! !! !!! ! ! ! ! !! ! !! !! Administrative Tehsil Boundary ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !!!! ! ! ! ! !!! Mandi !! !! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! Forest Division Boundary ! Bahauldin ! Sialkot!! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !!!!! !! !!! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! !!!! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! !! Forest Circle Boundary ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !! !!!! ! ! ! ! !! ! Narowal ! ! ! !!! Sargodha ! ! ! ! Gujranwala ! ! Water Area !!! !! ! ! Water Lines Hafizabad ! Roads ! Sargodha Railway ! Chiniot Disclaimer Sheikhupura All Forests are marked based on the data / maps provided by the field formation. INDIAINDIA Lahore Map Credits Faisalabad Nankana Prepared by: Geographic Information System Laboratory Punjab Forest Department Kasur Map Production Date: February,2014 Okara FORESTFAISALABD TYPES MAP OF FOREST GUJRANWALA FORESTCIRCLE DIVISION Page 2 Map Locator Chakwal ± Jhelum Gujrat 05 10 20 30 40 Kilometers Legend Riverain Forests (6495.00) Ac + Mandi ! Bela Harripur Sialkot Bahauldin Bela Bhagwanpura ! Thatha Faqirullah Administrative District Boundary ! !Bela Dhonike Rampur ! Wazir Administrative Tehsil Boundary Abad Rakh Singhpura ! ! Kot Bela Bela Khangarh ! ! Gujranwala Forest Division Boundary Bela Behroopgarh Gujranwala Bela Qila Jawar Singh! Gujranwala Water Area Sargodha City Hafizabad Water Lines Gujranwala Hafizabad Sadar Roads Noshera Kamoke Railway Pindi Virkan Bhattian ! Rakh Thatha Mukhtar !Rakh chakhiali Forest Area On Next Page Chiniot Disclaimer All Forests are marked based on the data / maps Sheikhupura provided by the field formation. Faisalabad Map Credits Lahore Prepared by: Nankana Geographic Information System Laboratory Punjab Forest Department Map Production Date: February,2014 Kasur Page 3 Gujranwala Forest Division Govt. Area (Acres) Sr. Legal Status Name of Forest Provincial / Planted Total Blank Forest Type No Gross Area District 1 Un-classed Forest Rakh chakhiali District 204.00 204.00 0.00 Riverain Forest 2 Un-classed Forest Rakh Tatha Mukhtar District 326.00 326.00 0.00 Riverain Forest 3 Reserved Forest Bela Qila Jawar Singh Provincial 1624.00 1106.00 518.00 Riverain Forest 4 Reserved Forest Bela Kahangarh Provincial 518.00 65.00 453.00 Riverain Forest 5 Protected Forest Bela Behroopgarh Provincial 643.00 65.00 578.00 Riverain Forest 6 Protected Forest Bela Rukhsingh pura Provincial 547.00 112.00 435.00 Riverain Forest 7 Protected Forest Kot Bela Provincial 683.40 0.00 683.40 Riverain Forest Bela Bhagwanpura 8 Protected Forest Provincial 890.80 100.00 790.80 Riverain Forest (1st and 2nd ) 9 Protected Forest Bela Rampur Provincial 265.80 20.00 245.80 Riverain Forest 10 Protected Forest Bela Dhonike Provincial 106.40 106.40 0.00 Riverain Forest 11 Reserved Forest Bela Thatha Faqirullah Provincial 537.00 507.00 30.00 Riverain Forest 12 Protected Forest Bela Harripur Provincial 176.80 176.80 0.00 Riverain Forest Total Gujranwala Forest Division 6522.20 2788.20 3734.00 FAISALABDFOREST TYPES MAP FOREST OF SIALKOT FORESTCIRCLE DIVISION Page 4 Map Locator ± JAMMU & KASHMIR 05 10 20 30 40 Kilometers Legend 84 5 ! 16 ! 82 Gujrat 36 119 ! ! 35 ! ! 134 ! 18 58 29 ! 17! Riverain Forests ! ! 30! 1 + (28110.91) Ac 99 ! 110 ! ! 85 80 55 ! ! ! ! 121 131 96 ! 127 132 ! ! ! ! 154 Administrative District Boundary ! 95 122 141 120 ! 106! 148 ! ! 70! ! 129 ! !! 24 38 22 Administrative Tehsil Boundary 126 88 ! ! ! ! 45 64 ! ! Sambrial 49 Sialkot ! 41 53 !92 ! ! Sialkot Forest Division Boundary ! 26 !3 9 !10 112 ! 144 124 ! 130 27 153 83 ! 151 Sialkot ! ! 109 ! ! !34 ! 65 ! 145 100 101 ! 31! 149 21 ! 11 146 42 ! 4 ! 28 Water Area 61 ! ! 103 86 ! ! 33 147 ! ! 14 23 ! ! ! 94 89! ! ! 37 ! 25 ! 57 ! 152 ! ! ! 66 8 ! 72 123 90 ! ! ! 128 133 137 ! ! 91 ! ! 2 98 81! Water Lines 52 ! !50 ! ! 75 44 138 ! 139 47 97 13 ! ! ! ! ! 77 ! 108 Pasrur ! ! ! 15 79 ! 125 ! 150 ! 40 115 59 136 ! ! 48 Roads ! Daska Zafarwal ! 71! 63 12 39! ! ! 20 ! 118 111 19 ! 87 ! ! 62 6 102! ! 107 93 !! 69 ! ! ! Railway ! ! 73 Narowal ! 7 ! ! 142 76 ! Shakargarh 51 ! 135 74 140 ! 43 ! ! 56 ! ! ! 60 117 ! 113 116 ! ! 104 ! Narowal ! 68 ! 54 ! 46 Forest Name and Area On Next Page 78 114 ! Gujranwala ! 32 Disclaimer ! All Forests are marked based on the data / maps provided by the field formation. INDIAINDIA Map Credits Sheikhupura Prepared by: Geographic Information System Laboratory Punjab Forest Department Map Production Date: February,2014 Page 5 SIALKIOT FOREST DIVISION Govt. Area (Acres) Sr. Legal Status Name of Forest Forest Type No Provincial / Gross Area Planted Total Blank District 1 Section 38 Forest Abdal Provincial 420.55 200.55 220.00 Riverain Forest 2 Section 38 Forest Abial Dogran Provincial 182.09 0.00 182.09 Riverain Forest 3 Section 38 Forest Adowal Be Chiragh Provincial 140.13 117.13 23.00 Riverain Forest 4 Section 38 Forest Agor Provincial 49.05 29.05 20.00 Riverain Forest 5 Section 38 Forest Ahmal Pur Provincial 96.86 40.86 56.00 Riverain Forest 6 Section 38 Forest Antowali Provincial 30.05 0.00 30.05 Riverain Forest 7 Section 38 Forest Badwal Provincial 169.27 69.27 100.00 Riverain Forest 8 Section 38 Forest Bagolara Provincial 323.01 33.01 290.00 Riverain Forest 9 Section 38 Forest Baira Kalan Provincial 98.55 73.55 25.00 Riverain Forest 10 Section 38 Forest Baira Khurd Provincial 158.36 128.36 30.00 Riverain Forest 11 Section 38 Forest Beja Pur Provincial 527.18 200.18 327.00 Riverain Forest 101.00 12 Reserved Forest Bela Talianwala Provincial 0.00 101.00 Riverain Forest 13 Section 38 Forest Benhal Provincial 298.08 198.08 100.00 Riverain Forest 14 Section 38 Forest Bara Pind Provincial 384.25 334.25 50.00 Riverain Forest 15 Section 38 Forest Barwal Provincial 123.81 73.81 50.00 Riverain Forest 16 Section 38 Forest Bela-Be-Chiragh Provincial 538.00 100.00 438.00 Riverain Forest 17 Section 38 Forest Bhalo Chak Provincial 154.71 0.00 154.71 Riverain Forest 18 Section 38 Forest Batoli Brehmana Provincial 294.51 0.00 294.51 Riverain Forest 19 Section 38 Forest Behri Khurd Provincial 320.67 220.67 100.00 Riverain Forest 20 Section 38 Forest Bejar Provincial 38.88 0.00 38.88 Riverain Forest 21 Choas Act Forest Budha Khurd Provincial 38.56 0.00 38.56 Riverain Forest 22 Choas Act Forest